36 Watsi Abigayili nakaya kuNabali, wamkhandza asendlini ente lidzili lelifana nelenkhosi. Abetsakasile, adzakwe angumhlaba. Ngako kute lamtjela kona, kwaze kwaba ngusekuseni ngakusasa.
Emvakweminyaka lemibili, batsi bahhuli betimvu baka-Absalomu baseseBhali Hasori, edvute nemnyele waka-Efrayimu, Absalomu wamema onkhe emadvodzana enkhosi.
Absalomu wakhuluma kuletinceku takhe, watsi: “Lalelani! Utakutsi Amnoni nasanatse waze wativa asamnandzi, ngitsi kini: ‘Jubani Amnoni afe,’ nibombulala. Ningesabi, ngobe leligunya nalamandla ninikwa ngimi. Cinani nibe nesibindzi.”
Ngesikhatsi Abneri, labehamba nalamadvodza langema-20, efika kuDavide eHebroni, Davide wamlungiselela lidzili yena kanye nalamadvodza labehamba nawo.
Baphuma emini kuyawuhlasela ngesikhatsi Bheni Hadadi nalamakhosi langema-32 labemsita, baselibele kutinklinkla ngetjwala emathendeni abo.
Ubusisiwe umuntfu lowephanako, ebolekise ngesihle, lowenta tonkhe tintfo ngekwetsembeka.
Liwayini lenta umuntfu abe sidvwaladvwala, abange nemsindvo. Kute umuntfu lotiphatsa kahle nasadzakiwe.
Lidzili lentelwa injabulo, neliwayini lenta kutsi kutsakaswe; kodvwa imali iyimphendvulo yako konkhe.
Lowo mchele letitigabatisa ngawo tidzakwa taka-Efrayimu, uyawugcotjwagcotjwa phansi ngetinyawo.
Maye kulabo labavuka ekuseni ngeluvivi bagijimele etinatfweni letidzakanako, batihlalele kuze kube ngusebusuku kakhulu, badzimate behlulwe nguleliwayini labo.
Ngiyawudzakisa tindvuna tayo kanye nalabahlakaniphile bayo, nebabusi bayo, netiphatsimandla tayo, kanye nemabutfo ayo nawo. Bayawulala kokuphela bangaphindzi bavuke,” kusho iNkhosi, lelibito layo kunguSimakadze longuSomandla.
batinikela ebugwadleni, nasewayinini lelisha nalelidzala, lokususa kucondza
Bayawugigeleka bona emanyeveni, nasekudzakweni liwayini labo. Bayawushwabudzeleka njengemahlanga lomisiwe.
“Lalelani! Nginitfuma njengetimvu emkhatsini wetimphisi. Ngako-ke hlakaniphani njengetinyoka, nibete bucili njengematuba.
Jesu wase utsi kulona lammemile: “Nawente lidzili, ungabomema tihlobo takho, nome banakenu, nome tinini, nome bomakhelwane bakho labacebile, ngobe nawe bayawukumema, ngalendlela-ke uyawube sewuwutfolile umvuzo waloko kwenta kwakho.
“Ticaphelisiseni! Ningatifaki kakhulu emadzilini nasekunatseni lokudzakanako, nasekunakeni tintfo talomhlaba, funa lelo langa linitume;
Asitiphatse ngalokufanele njengalabahamba emini, hhayi ngekumita nangekudzakwa, hhayi ngekuphinga nangekugwadla, hhayi ngekucabana nangemona,
ngobe konkhe lokuvetwa kukhanya kuyabonakala. Ngako-ke kutsiwa: “Phaphama, wena lolele, uvuke kulabafile, naKhristu utakukhanyisa.”
Ningadzakwa, ngobe kuvela kuko inkhanuko, kodvwa gcwaliswani ngaMoya.
Wabe sewutjela tinceku takhe watsi: “Hambani embili; mine ngitanilandzela ngemuva.” Kodvwa akazange ayitjele indvodza yakhe, Nabali.
Kwatsi ekuseni Nabali asasangulukile engcondvweni, asazitsile, umkakhe wamtjela tonkhe leto tintfo. Inhlitiyo yaNabali yashaya kancane, wamane woma nje, wafanana nelitje.